Improvement in ditching-machines



' `2 Shees--Sheertv l. "W. CLINE, Jr. l

` Di'tching Plow.

" No. l91,606. Patented D66. 7, 1869.

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.NITED STATES ATENI* Finca WILLIAM oLINE, JR., or CLAYTON, INDIANA.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 97,606, dated December7, 1969.

To a/ZZ whom t may con/eerie Be it known that I,` WILLIAM CLINE, Jr., of

Clayton, in the county of Hendricks, andin.

the4 State of Indiana, have invented Vcertain new anduseful Improvements`in Ditchingto which my invention appertains to make and use the same, Iwill unow proceed to describe its construction and operation, referringto the annexed drawing, which represents a side elevation `of mymachine.

A represents a beam of any suitabledimensions, which is flattened at thefront end, so as1 to fit in the place of a coupling-pole between thefront wheels, B B, of a common wagon, while the rear end is placed ontop of the axletree Cof the hind part of a wagon. A't a suitable pointunder the beam A is secured a cutter, -D, which is inclined toward therear, and its lower end is hollow; or rather a boxor sleeve is formedronits lower end. 'Through this box. orsleeye and through an inclined slotin the'be'am A is passed the foot'- piece E, which has an inclinedposition down- `ward toward the front.

At the lower endof the foot-piece E is secured the bit F, by means ofwhich the ditch The foot-piece E and bit F can be raised and lowered atpleasure, so as to cut the ditch any depth desired, byV means of thelever Gr, pivoted to ablock, H, which is fastened to the sideof the beamA. Pins a a may no w be inserted either above or below the le-` ver inthe foot-piece E, above the beam, and

then, by raising orpressing down the lever,

the foot-piece is either raised or lowered.

Abroad curved scraper, I, is attached to lditch the scraper I is on.

` the beam A and cutter D by means of guides b @passing into the samethrough slots in the scraper. This scraper is for the purpose ofremoving the dirt as taken out of the ditch, and moves up and down withthe surface of the ground on the guides b Z). I also attach a slidingplate, J, which moves up and ldown on guides c c, to guide the dirt tothat side of the has a piece, K, boltedon at the bottom, which runs onthe surface of the ground, to raise and lower the guide with thesurface.

The ditch guides the dirt to the top of the J, and removed by the`scraper I.

ground, and then it is pushed off by the guidev Having thus fullydescribed my invention,

what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, .is-

1. Ihe adjustable foot-piece E, provided at its lower end with the bitF, and running in an inclined position, substantially as and for thepurposes herein set forth.

2. The combination and" arrangement of the slotted beam A, cutter D, adjustable footfpiece E, and lever G, all constructed as described,

and operating substantially in the mannerand for thepurposes herein setforth.

3. The broad curved scraper I, working up and down on guides b b,substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein set forth.,

4. rIhe slotted sliding 'plate or guide J provided with block K at itslower end, and moving up and down on the guides c c, substantially inthe manner and for the purposes herein set forth.

5. The combination and arrangement of the beam A, foot-piece E, cutterD, scraper I, and sliding guide J, all constructed as described, andoperating substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein setforth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand this22d dayv of July, 1869.

WILLIAM CLINE, JR. Witnesses:

DENNIS CROWLEY, WM. S. vllIcCoRMIcIr.

This sliding guide

